Hi, I'm Chris.
(he/him)I am podcast creator living in Salem, MA. I've written and/or produced shows such as Disgraceland, Boston Venue: The Channel Story, MIT's Great Communicators Podcast and more. I'm also the co-creator, writer and voice of Joe the Bartender on the sci-fi/comedy audio drama Jupiter Saloon, which will launch its first full season in late 2021.
NARRATIVE FOR HIRE
Podcast Focuses
Audio Drama
Narrative Non-Fiction
Branded & Executive
Credits
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
As the Executive Producer at JAR, I split my time between hands-on production, guiding shows as an EP, and driving the JAR brand itself as a creative and strategic leader. Check us out!
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Call them changemakers. Call them rule breakers. We call them Redefiners. And in this provocative podcast, we explore how daring leaders from across industries and around the globe are redefining their organizations—and themselves—to create extraordinary impact in today’s rapidly changing world. Check it out!
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A one-off, family-focused audio drama we did as a holiday exercise at JAR Audio. Check it out!
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Communication is hard. Being a communications professional is even harder. In each episode of Infernal Communication, we take a deeper look at the wild little fires communicators have to put out everyday. Season 1 now available! Check it out!
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Hired by the award-winning Double Elvis Production to develop and launch a new series around live, local events. I personally wrote and produced the prototype, wrote the trailer, helped shape the brand and press announcement, and created all documentation to ensure show standards and best practices as we launch in Boston and beyond. Check it out!
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
The folks at Bald Move (one of my all-time favorite culture podcasts) asked the Podcation team to help them produce a single-serving audio drama based in the world of The Expanse as bonus Christmas content for their listeners. We we were there for every part of the process: helping guide narrative in the early scripts and concept, casting from our strong network of voice actors, producing and directing the sessions, and handing files off to the client for final mixing. Check it out!
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, WRITER, VOICE ACTOR
Jupiter Saloon is a sci-fi audio drama that takes place at a dive bar in space. The show format blends serial seasons and anthology storytelling to create a truly singular audio fiction experience. Created using the Podcation methodology. Season 1 launched in 2022. Check it out!
CO-FOUNDER/HEAD OF NARRATIVE
Built methodology to write, perform, record, and release an original audio drama. Used earned media and social engagement to drive a remarkably successful application process. Advisory board members now include people from established podcast creation entities such as The Ringer, Vox and Gimlet, not to mention an amazing collection of venerable audio drama creators. Check it out!
PRODUCER
Descendants is a two-season limited series science-fiction adventure/thriller, and the sequel of No Such Thing's first series, Janus Descending.
PRESENTER & ORGANIZER
Used a project-based learning (PBL) methodology to build experience to successfully write, perform and record a historically accurate scripted narrative podcast with a group of total strangers..in three hours. Results came out so good we presented the episode during the conference's keynote. Check it out!
PRE-LAUNCH TEAM AND WRITER
This was a fun one. Was there on the ground floor to help develop the brand, create listener personas and hammer out the initial slate. The show has become an undeniable international hit, and I'm extremely proud of my contributions. Credited episodes:
- S1 - #1 | Jerry Lee Lewis — Writer
- S3 - #27 | Snoop Doggy Dogg — Writer (Check it out!)
- S3 - #32 | Johnny Cash — Writer
WRITER, EDITOR
This Boston Music Award-nominated podcast tells the story of one of the great American live music venues. For season one, I wrote episodes 1-3 and edited the rest. Check it out!
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER, INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER
This was an initiative to teach MIT grad students how to communicate better. I helped book high-profile guests (Noam Chomsky, Eric Lander, David "Dothraki" Peterson and more), write scripts, sequence the season and even do some engineering. Check it out!
Awards & Appearances
Podcation
I am also co-founder and head of narrative at Podcation, a company that has brought writers, producers, and performers from all over the world together for audio creation events.
If you are a thoughtful, driven, and optimistic creator, I'd love to hear about your project.